biometric identification

By  Dave Muoio 01:30 pm October 13, 2020
Healthcare identity authentication company Imprivata and biometrics firm Keyo have introduced a no-touch device that scans a patient's palm to quickly confirm their identity upon check-in. Once their hand is placed over the device, the tool maps the veins in their palm within seconds and delivers its verdict to Imprivata's broader PatientSecure platform via a USB connection. Of note, the surfaces...
By  Jonah Comstock 02:48 pm March 11, 2019
Belfast-based B-Secur has raised €4.7m (£4m) in Series A funding from existing investors Accelerated Digital Ventures and Kernel Capital. This brings their total funding to €11.7m (£10m). What they do B-Secur, whose HeartKey algorithms made a splash this year at CES, is looking to use ECG monitoring in a dual role: both for health and wellness purposes and for biometric identification. The...
By  Laura Lovett 03:43 pm April 11, 2018
Today, artificial intelligence-powered mobile biometric recognition company Element landed $12 million in a Series A funding round led by PTB Ventures and GDP Ventures, with additional participation from a number of large banks and telecom carriers in South East Asia.  “At Element, our mission is to deliver identity to the billions who need it, to help build more efficient and inclusive societies...